He started his journalism career in 1992 as a freelance writer for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest daily national newspaper and soon specialised in air transport. Jens joined Aviation Week and Aviation Daily in 2000 as one of the European correspondents. Later his role was expanded to cover international air transport. In 2013 he was named Managing Editor Commercial.
Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy. He was named the country’s top travel and air transport writer by the Travel Industry Club three times. Jens graduated from the Munich School of Journalism.
The cargo airline jointly owned by Lufthansa Cargo and Shenzhen Airlines (DAILY, July 16) will initially operate two Airbus A300 freighters and fly on regional routes, sources revealed. The company, to be officially announced in October, will be 51% owned by Shenzhen Airlines, 25% by Lufthansa Cargo and 24% by DEG, a unit of federally owned Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
British Airways, which hopes to make about A$1.09 billion (US$763 million) when floating its 18.25% Qantas stake on Australian stock exchange, said the sale is intended to reduce its debt burden and strengthen the balance sheet.
Alitalia faces a spectacular showdown with its unions in what could be its last weeks, after the company released details of a long-expected rescue plan that involves massive layoffs and a splitup of the company.
